Adamstown
English
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Etymology
editFrom Adam -s- town or Adams town. The place on Pitcairn is named after John Adams, one of the mutineers who originally settled there. The place in Ireland is named for Adam Devereux, the one in Maryland for Adam Kohlenburg, and the one in Pennsylvania for William Addams.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAdamstown
- The capital and only settlement of the Pitcairn Islands.
- A village in County Wexford, Ireland
- A census-designated place in Maryland.
- A borough of Pennsylvania.
- A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Translations
editcapital of the Pitcairn Islands
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village in County Wexford, Ireland
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census-designated place in Maryland
borough in Pennsylvania
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- English terms interfixed with -s-
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- en:Villages in County Wexford, Ireland
- en:Villages in Ireland
- en:Places in County Wexford, Ireland
- en:Places in Ireland
- en:Census-designated places in Maryland, USA
- en:Census-designated places in the United States
- en:Places in Maryland, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Boroughs in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Places in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Suburbs in New South Wales
- en:Places in Newcastle, New South Wales
- en:Places in New South Wales
- en:Places in Australia
- English eponyms
- en:Pitcairn Islands